The Jewish Home and Family Shabbat The special day for Jewish families Starts on a Friday when it gets dark It is a day of rest no work is allowed Jewish people are not even allowed to cook on a Saturday ID: 773735
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The Jewish Home and Family
Shabbat The special day for Jewish families Starts on a Friday when it gets dark It is a day of rest – no work is allowedJewish people are not even allowed to cook on a Saturday!Families always eat together on Shabbat.Candles are lit and wine and bread are blessed.
When is our day of rest?Is it the same or different to the Jewish Shabbat?What do you do on your day of rest?
Before sunset on Friday the house in cleaned and special food is prepared. Everyone stops their work and grown ups come home early so that they are ready to celebrate when the sun goes down.
Kiddush The blessing of the wine is called ‘Kiddush’ They drink the ‘Kiddush’ from a special cup.
Challah The bread that is eaten on ‘Shabbat’ is called ‘Challah’ They also say prayers and blessings to their children
Kippah Men and boys wear a headscarf called a ‘Kippah’.
They light candles in precious holders to show that the meal special. When do we light candles for something special? When they light the candles they cover their eyes and say a prayer. The candles are always white and there are always 2. One to remember the Shabbat and one to keep the Shabbat.
After their special meal they go to the Synagogue for a special service. A Synagogue is a Jewish church. The Rabbi reads a passage from the Jewish holy book – the Torah. The Torah is always decorated beautifully in gold and velvet.
At the Synagogue they light a special candle called the Havdalah candle. It is special because it has 5 wicks! It is a symbol to show the family are together for the special day. The candle is left burning until the end of Shabbat. When it is blown out it symbolises having to go back to work and away from your family.
During the rest of the day the Jewish family will visit friends and family and enjoy being together. They may tell stories or sing songs. During ‘Shabbat’ Jews all over the world wish each other ‘Shalom’ which means peace.